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خ ن ف ع

Root entry · 1 derived lemma

This root appears to describe a type of foolishness or lack of intelligence. The primary derived term refers to a foolish or stupid person.

Derived headwords

الخَنْفَعnoun
  1. 1.
    foolclassical

    A foolish, stupid, or unintelligent person.

Parallel reading

الخنفع، كقنفذ، أهمله الجوهري.
Al-khanfa', like qunfudh, was neglected by Al-Jawhari.
وقال أبو عمرو: هو الأحمق، نقله الصاغاني وصاحب اللسان.
And Abu Amr said: it is the fool, narrated by Al-Sagani and the author of Al-Lisan.